Title: Building site [Flash Player version] 
Description: Look down on some building towers (a plan view). Build a street-level view of the buildings from a given perspective: front, side or back. Move on to view buildings from a corner angle; build a side view. Then build a group of blocks consistent with top and side views. Rotate the scene to check views from different angles. This learning object is a combination of four objects in the same series that progressively increases in difficulty. 
Topics: Angles; Buildings (Structures); Cuboids; Elevation; Geometric perspective; Orientation; Projection (Algebra); Transformation (Mathematics); Visualisation 
Keywords: 2D representations, 3D objects, Angles, Buildings (Structures), Cuboids, Elevation, Geometric perspective, Location, Orientation, Position, Projection (Mathematics), Transformations, Views, Visualisation, Angles, Buildings (Structures), Cuboids, Elevation, Geometric perspective, Orientation, Projection (Algebra), Transformation (Mathematics), Visualisation 
Learning area: Mathematics 
Strand: Space 
Concept: Angles; Direction; Geometric properties; Location; Position; Prisms; Shape perception; Size and shape; Spatial patterns; Transformations; Visualisation 
Audience user level: 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9  Audience type: Student 
Age range: 8-15  Audience sector: School 
Key learning objectives:
  • Students translate between 2D representations and 3D objects.
  • Students position objects to make 3D models from plans and projections.
Educational value:
  • Encourages students to use visualisation skills to imagine different perspectives for viewing the same objects.
  • Illustrates that the perceived shape of an object depends on the observer's viewing point.
  • Allows students to view objects from different angles and then use that information to construct a 3D scene.
Skill: Analysis; Application; Comprehension; Knowledge 
Student activity: Analysis; Estimation; Experiment; Interactives; Modelling 
Learning design: Experiential learning; Independent learning; Problem solving; Visual learning 
Contributors:
Role:Script writer
Entity:Rod Rees; Rees Films Pty Ltd
Address:Blackburn; VIC; 3130; Australia
Role:Technical implementer
Entity:Millipede Creative Development Pty Ltd
Address:Melbourne; VIC; 3000; Australia
URL:http://www.millipede.com.au/
Role:Subject matter expert
Entity:Howard Reeves
Address:Lindisfarne; TAS; 7015; Australia
Role:Publisher
Entity:Curriculum Corporation; The Le@rning Federation
Address:Melbourne; VIC; 3000; Australia
URL:http://www.thelearningfederation.edu.au/
Relation:
Kind:haspart
Catalogue:TLF-LearningObject
Entry:L7548
Kind:haspart
Catalogue:TLF-LearningObject
Entry:L7550
Kind:haspart
Catalogue:TLF-LearningObject
Entry:L7549
Kind:haspart
Catalogue:TLF-LearningObject
Entry:L7551
Access profile:Device independence; Hearing independence 
Learning resource type:Interactive resource 
Format:application/xhtml+xml; application/x-shockwave-flash; image/png; text/css; text/xml 
Size:247956 bytes
Browsers:Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (MS-Windows); Firefox 1.0 (MS-Windows); Safari 1.2 (MacOS) 
Plug-ins:Macromedia Flash Player 8 
Operating systems:MacOS X; MS-Windows 2000 - XP 
Catalogue entry:
Catalogue:TLF-LearningObject 
Entry:L7547 
General language:ENGLISH 
Aggregation level:2 
Meta-metadata language:ENGLISH 
Assurance remark:v.1.0 Originally published as L654, a version requiring Adobe Shockwave Player. Redeveloped as a version requiring Adobe Flash Player.
Rights:© Curriculum Corporation, 2007, except where indicated under Acknowledgements